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House bill would end U.S. offshore drilling bans

 

Legislation being drafted in the House Resources Committee would end

23-year-old bans on new offshore oil and gas drilling in the U.S.

Still not formally introduced, the legislation, dubbed the State

Enhanced Authority for Coastal and Offshore Resources Act, would

expand state control over offshore drilling and up states' shares of

royalties from drilling. Industry groups have been pressuring

lawmakers to attach SEACOR to the stalled energy bill, up for

consideration next month. A spokesflack for committee chair Richard

Pombo (R-Calif.) insists the bill is " not ready for prime time " --

just yet. But in the meantime, proponents have been drumming up

support in some cash-strapped states, paving the way for the bill's

eventual rollout. Said Richard Charter of Environmental Defense, " We

see SEACOR as part of a stealth strategy to undo all protections of

U.S. coastlines for offshore drilling.''

 

straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Jane Kay, 10 Mar 2005

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